Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last-minute law, said co-author Sen. Bill Dodd, will ensure "restaurant customers are not shocked when they get their checks." ...

Does your restaurant receipt have a few more line items on it lately? Restaurants are increasingly adding service charges to bills, according to point-of-sale company Square. Square collected data ...

California lawmakers have given restaurants a last-minute exemption from a statewide law that takes effect July 1 and bans hidden or “junk” fees on goods and services, including hotel rooms, car ...

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(WTAJ) — Inflation isn’t the only thing driving up your tab. As restaurant and service industries see shrinking margins, some are charging more service fees to customers. According to Investopedia, ...

Jennifer Silva, 30, had worked in the service industry since 2015. All kinds of restaurants: mom-and-pop, corporate and everything in between. And she was done. Competition with her teammates and ...

A Florida restaurant has elicited criticism after announcing its new service charge policy that would affect customers coming to dine with them but wouldn't be beneficial to their employees. Photos of ...

Who do restaurant fees really service? A former staff member at Automat, a recently shuttered restaurant in California, is warning consumers that paying mandated add-ons — which eateries often claim ...

Watching owner Brooks Headley pour olive oil in the kitchen of Superiority Burger in New York, Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel had a realization. It was the same olive oil used at Del Posto, the ...